Neckband



ATTR/VEYS June 24 1924.

M. R. KELLY NECKBAND Filed June 6, 1922 Patented June 24, 1924. Y j 1,499,2Zi

UNITED ,STATES Nrivrianr i orifice MICHAEL R. KELLY, F TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TOy CATHERINE L. MARTIN, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

NECKBAND.

Application filed June 6, 1922. Serial No. 566,235.

T o all 'LU/tom t may concern: slits, constitutes a reinforcement and is fold- Be it known that I, MICHAEL R. KELLY, a ed on thelines 3, 4 and 5 as clearly indicated citizen of the United States, and a resident in Figure 4. The main sections of the of Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and blank are folded on longitudinal lines 6 State of N ew York, have invented a new and 7 respectively. 55 and Improved Neckband, Of whichthe fol- Vlien the blank is folded on the lines 6, lowing is a full, clear, and exact description. 3, 4, 5 and 7, it will take the shape shown This invention relates to improvements in in Figures 3 and 4, when the outer upper neckbands, an object of the invention being edges are turned inwardly and scured by l0 to provide a neckband which can be formed a line of stitching 8, the dotted lines in Fig- 50 from a single blank, which will provide a ure 5 indicating where t-lie stitching vtakes plurality of folds to ease the collar button place. t Y f against the neck, and which will provide a It will be noted that while I provide minimum of thicknesses at the upper edge a 6 ply stucture at the intermediate porof the band so that the band will be comtion of the band with the button hole 9 65 fortable to the user. extending through the two outer thicknesses,

A furtherobject is to provide a neckband and the four inner thicknesses constituting of the character stated, which can be manua backing for the button to render it comfactured and sold at a reasonably low price fortable to the wearer` and to insure strength and which will embody the maximum of and durability, however, notwithstanding 70 wearing qualities and comfort to the user. such, a reinforced structure, it will be noted lVith these and other objects in view, the that the upper edge of the band is relatively invention consists in certain novel features thin and flexible so that itwill be comfort of construction and combinations, and arable to the neck of the user, ,and while rangement of parts, as will be more fully in Figures 1,3 and 4, the structure appears 75 hereinafter described and pointed out in somewhat thick because ofthe exaggeration the claims. in drawings, in the actual device where thin In the accompanying drawingsmaterial is employed, the edge will be thin Figure l is a view in elevation of my and flexible. improved iieckband. Various slight changes might be made in 80 Figure 2 is a view in longitudinal secthe general form and arrangement of parts tion on the line 2-2 of Figure l, the thickdescribed without departing from my invennesses of material being greatly exaggertion, and hence I do not limit myself to ated for clearness. the precise details set forth, but consider Figure 3 is a view in transverse section myself atv liberty to make such changes and 85 on the line 3 3, of Figure l. alterations as fairly fall within the spirit Figure 4 is a view in tranvei'se section and scope of the appended claims. on the line 4 4, of Figure l. I claim:

Figure 5 is a plan view 0f the blank from l. A neck band formed from a single which my improved neckband is made. piece of material having plain unobstructed 90 In constructing my improved neckband, longitudinal edges and provided on each side I first provide a blank A, as indicated in of its center of length and at aedistance Figure 5. This blank is of linen, cotton therefrom with a transverse slit extending or any other suitable relatively thin and beyondthe center of width of the material,

strong fabric, and its longitudinal youter the material being folded longitudinally 95 edges are preferably slightly curved as at each side of the center of width and at shown, and the V shaped recesses l are the eenterof width, whereby the folded formed in the center of the ends and extend portions will overlie one another andthe inwardly to a pair of transverse slits 2, 2 portion between the slits folded to lie be- 5 respectively. The material B, between the tween and depend from the said folded porloo tions, the upper longitudinal edges and with cent1-al longitudinal V-'shaped notches ends of the folded overlying portions being terminating at a distance from the center turned in and stitched together, the outerof length of the blank and at the inner 1b most one of which is provided with button ends of the said notches with transverse holes. slits extending on each side of the center of 2. A n'eckbandfblank having curved lon- Width of tlie blank. -V gitudi-na'l edges and provided Yin its end Y MICHAEL R. KELLY. 

